Billionaire Joe Lewis Faces His Biggest Fight on Insider Trading Probe

  • British billionaire is charged in the US with securities fraud
  • He’s released on $300 million bail, forbidden from using yacht
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Joe Lewis built one of the world’s biggest fortunes taking big swings in public markets, with his major bets as a currency trader alongside legendary investor George Soros earning him a nickname of “The Boxer.”

Now, the 86-year-old billionaire, who has amassed a fortune across real estate, art and sports, including as owner of English soccer club Tottenham Hotspur, faces one the biggest fights of his career.